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Aina Mahal

Bhuj, India

Aina Mahal

The Aina Mahal (lit. 'Palace of Mirrors') is an 18th-century palace that is located next to the Prag Mahal in Darbargadh, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India. The palace was built by Rao Lakhpatji of Kutch State around 1750. Lakhpatji's master craftsman Ram Singh Malam designed the palace in the local style

and decorated it in the European style with glass, mirrors and tiles. The palace had two floors; the first floor contained the Audience Hall, the Pleasure Hall, the Hall of Mirrors and the State Apartments, and the second floor has the antechamber, Darbar (Court) Hall and Marriage Hall. The building has been converted into a museum which includes a "Europeanerie" collection that includes clocks, wares, mechanical toys, paintings and pictures.

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